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Well, well, well. You think you know a thing, only to find out you really don't know shit. Isn't that just how life goes? Don't answer that. Yes, that's how it goes. I've been studying nutrition and fitness the entirety of my adult life. I know what macros are. I know what protein, carbohydrates and …
Dear Faithful Reader, as you might expect, I have been obsessively studying everything related to testosterone, free testosterone, sex hormone binding globulin, estrogen and how to improve my current endocrine status. I've gone deep into the world of testosterone replacement therapy, erectile dysfunction medications, anabolic steroids, SARMS, diet, vitamins, minerals, herbal concoctions and the power …
My 'throw everything but the kitchen sink' approach to improving my hormonal standing made it difficult to discern which item in particular may have been to blame for the several days I spent in gastronomical distress. I initially blamed the hydrolyzed collagen I have been mixing into my water, which while unrelated to male hormones, …
In my continued investigation of the impact of food on my endocrine system, I've found some fascinating studies which have altered some of my dietary practices. As I mentioned previously, I have cut dairy out of my life and increased meat consumption, along with eggs and a generally higher intake of fat as a percentage …
While I could accept the decline in my maleness as a part of the life cycle, aging gracefully into the night, where I'll sip Earl Grey tea wearing a cardigan sweater to avoid getting a chill, and petting my cat while yelling at the kids to get off of my lawn, that just isn't me. …
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I finally took the plunge and ponied up the cash to get my testosterone levels checked. I got the full male hormone panel which gives results for total testosterone, free testosterone (which is the important one), DHEA and SHBG (which is the bastard that binds up your testosterone so you don't have as much free). …
I've long been a fan of supplementation, especially in my earliest days of lifting weights in an effort to grow like the bodybuilders in Muscle and Fitness and FLEX magazines which I subscribed to and read with regularity. Sure, I was naive, but let's face it, the magazines weren't forthright in their presentation and never …
I sure do love caffeine. I have used it in many forms, from coffee to tablets to fancy pre-workout powders loaded with it. The problem with caffeine is that while it helps improve alertness, our bodies adapt to it rather quickly, and caffeine will then just bring us to our "normal" state of being caffeinated. …
I was living in Germany in the late 1980's when Keith Richards' solo album Talk is Cheap was released. I loved it instantly and the song Big Enough would get stuck in my head for days. I'd go to the laundromat and tired of waiting for my clothes to dry, I'd start pulling them out …
Sometimes I hear something or read something that clicks in my brain, making me consider something I probably should have known anyway, but since we live in our brains, justifying and rationalizing the way we think and the choices we make, it occasionally requires an outside voice to break into the inner monologue. I was …
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